diff --git a/pybind_interface/cuda/CMakeLists.txt b/pybind_interface/cuda/CMakeLists.txt
index 9bd369a0..e8c0e70c 100644
--- a/pybind_interface/cuda/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pybind_interface/cuda/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,13 +18,18 @@ INCLUDE(../GetPybind11.cmake)
 find_package(PythonLibs 3.7 REQUIRED)
 find_package(CUDA REQUIRED)
 
-include_directories(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${pybind11_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+include_directories(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+if(pybind11_FOUND)
+    include_directories(${pybind11_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+else()  # means pybind11 has been fetched in GetPybind11.cmake
+    include_directories(${pybind11_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+endif()
 
 cuda_add_library(qsim_cuda MODULE pybind_main_cuda.cpp)
 set_target_properties(qsim_cuda PROPERTIES
-       CUDA_ARCHITECTURES "all"
-       PREFIX "${PYTHON_MODULE_PREFIX}"
-       SUFFIX "${PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION}"
+    CUDA_ARCHITECTURES "all"
+    PREFIX "${PYTHON_MODULE_PREFIX}"
+    SUFFIX "${PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION}"
 )
 set_source_files_properties(pybind_main_cuda.cpp PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CUDA)